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Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) delayed the PROTECT IP Act in the Senate by placing a hold on the legislation last year. That hold kept the bill from coming to the consideration of the full Senate after it wasunanimously voted out of the Judiciary Committee—and gave time for the Internet to rally against it. The delay proved useful; Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) today canceled a planned vote to end Wyden’s hold, one scheduled for next Tuesday. PROTECT IP appears, in its current form, to be dead. (read more…)

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By Glenn Peoples, Nashville

Pandora and Spotify Face Different Issues In Getting Music Rights
Let’s revisit this statement in 10 or 20 years: Streaming music services such as Pandora and Spotify are “not radio substitutes any more than your Walkman, CD collection or iPod ever was,” Lew Dickey, CEO, president and chairman of Cumulus Media, tells AdWeek. Instead, Dickey believes they are threats to CDs and downloads but not free local radio.

Dickey could be right. Only a time machine would help us know for sure. But I’m guessing people not in the traditional radio business would probably wager his statements prove to be wrong in a decade or two. Pandora is radio-like in many ways. It thinks like a radio company. It calls itself a radio company. And it is very open in its desire to displace traditional radio companies.

Actually, Dickey is probably half-right. The clues can be seen in the different ways copyright law treats webcasting like Pandora (the online parallel to radio) and on-demand services like Spotify (the online parallel to the CD collection or iPod). The Digital Performance Right Act of 1995 grants webcasters a compulsory license for the music they stream. That’s a lot like the way a radio station pays for its performances of music. In addition, limitations are placed on how webcasters stream songs. This makes webcasting similar to radio in its level of non-interactivity.

But the DRPA treats on-demand services differently because they have a greater potential to act as a substitute for purchases. So, unlike webcasters, on-demand services don’t get a compulsory license. Instead, they must negotiate with rights owners for use of their catalogs. As a result, it’s more costly to operate an on-demand service — because legislators believed there is a greater chance on-demand listening will cannibalize music purchases. Now, there is not yet evidence of cannibalization. But the law clearly shows people were expecting cannibalization back in 1995. ( AdWeek)

Read the full article at GetItDoneBlog.net

http://getitdoneblog.net/2012/01/16/article-is-internet-radio-a-substitute-for-radio/comment-page-1/#comment-2152 (January 17, 2012)

“Six years of hard work and excellence draws fans to SwurvRadio from more than 175 countries worldwide to make this company one of the biggest internet radio stations in the U.S. or abroad”.  

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Las Vegas, NV – SwurvRadio.com is celebrating its six-year anniversary with an all-new web presence and the addition of weekly celebrity show segments.  Added to the weekly show rotation are Rampage of Flipmode Squad with producer Felony Muzik and the Nappy Roots.  These weekly celebrity segments bring exclusive new music releases and interviews with some of the biggest names in the entertainment business. With its new and improved web presence, SwurvRadio.com offers a fresh look and easy to navigate format, including music reviews and a new editorial section featuring the latest news relative to music, entertainment and lifestyle. “Your new site looks fab!”says Microsoft’s Windows Media Radio Guide Team.

“Since the start of the station, I never imagined that we would have so many members and people from all over the world that have tuned in, supported, tweeted, liked and just shared with other people this concept I created. This was nothing more than a hobby six years ago that looking back today, was nothing I ever thought would grow to be such a staple in the Hip-Hop community”, says Osiris CEO of SwurvRadio.com.

SwurvRadio.com’s basic monthly statistics boast approximately 40,000 unique listeners in more than 175 countries, with an average of nearly 75,000 listening sessions at more than thirty-three minutes each.  This results in more than 40,000 listening hours each month from a worldwide audience, making SwurvRadio.com one of the Internet’s biggest radio stations.

About Swurv Media Group, LLC

Over a six-year period, SwurvRadio.com, a subsidiary of Swurv Media Group, LLC, has grown to create an online home for both independent and major-label artists seeking to increase listenership and viral exposure. SwurvRadio.com is dedicated to becoming the number 1 Internet-radio destination for listeners of Hip-Hop, R&B Classic Hits and Top 40. Serving as the home for critically acclaimed DJ’s and legendary personalities, the SwurvRadio DJ’s convene to identify and support the music industry’s next mega-star.

Second home to many of broadcast radio’s major market DJs, SwurvRadio.com, looks to continue its leadership role in the Internet market, in addition to its role as a tastemaker and fan advocate.  SwurvRadio.com has already received multiple award nominations in 2011 including, the 2011 A&R Award from the United DJ Alliance, a coalition of some of the most influential DJ organizations in the United States and the 2011 SEA Award in the top Internet/Satellite Radio category (3rd nomination).  SwurvRadio.com has been the leader in Internet radio for more than six years and has distinguished itself as the first and only station to have a “Clean” rotation from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. as well as “Uncut” from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.

SwurvRadio is a fully licensed ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and Sound Exchange Internet Radio Station. It is also a featured station on iTunes, Nokia, and a five-time “Editor’s Pick” on Microsoft’s Windows Media Internet radio channel.